Posts Tagged "Leadership"
Why the “right” decision is better than the “best” decision
We can all recall moments of regret, particularly as it relates to decisions we made that didn’t quite get the results we were looking for—a word that should not have been spoken, or an act that can not be undone. This shouldn’t be confused with decisions that often have to...
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What happens when someone else’s lack of character results in you losing your job?
It seems that some of my recent articles on needing to change the dialogue on leadership, and the importance of character (‘Character: Does it really impact the bottom-line?’) have generated a lot of discussion. Thanks for your emails and calls. I am in the process of researching another article on...
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Are transformational leaders merely “feel-good” leaders?
Leadership is defined both narrowly and broadly in different contexts and many terms are used such as competencies, capabilities, traits, behaviors, and styles. These terms are often used interchangeably, sometimes leading to confusion and misapplication. In view of this, it is important to establish what they are. Contrasting Leadership Paradigms...
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Character: Does it really impact the bottom-line?
I’m sitting on a Virgin Airlines flight returning home contemplating the dialogue and the questions asked from some of the 70 business executives and leaders attending a breakfast sponsored by Bridgeworks at the Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, Australia. I was asked to speak on ‘Leadership: More Than Competence’, and...
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Up close and personal with Korean leaders
As my doctoral research quickly comes to a conclusion, I realize that I’ve had the privilege of meeting some incredible people whose lives have modeled a commitment to demonstrate virtuous leadership. While recently in Seoul, Republic of Korea, I met many extraordinary people, and their theories and practice of leadership...
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The Geopolitics of Leadership
This week I am off to Seoul, the Republic of Korea, for my final study intensive towards my Doctorate in Leadership and Global Perspectives through George Fox University. For three consecutive years we have travelled to different parts of the world to learn about the intricacies of leadership and the...
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How will you measure your life?
“Evaluating valuers” That was the heading given to an article in the New Straits Times, Friday, August 10, 2012, I was reading over breakfast at the Hilton Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.[1] Essentially, the article focused on the importance of evaluating the qualifications and practices of the person conducting the valuation of...
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The greater conflict for leaders lies in the priority they assign to virtues and how they influence the big and small decisions
We’ve often heard it said that there are two things certain in life – “taxes, and death.” While there are many things we could add to the list, there is one thing that many would find difficult to object to: Conflict. Conflict is both inevitable and pervasive and is intricately...
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Measuring masculinity-femininity as a dimension of culture
The third of five cultural dimensions highlighted by Hofstede is assertiveness versus modesty. This is used to measure gender or masculinity-femininity as a dimension of societal culture, and the roles each culture assigns to them. This especially influences how leadership is exercised, and how it is perceived by its recipients....
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How cultures and leaders deal with inequalities differently
The first cultural dimension of the ‘Hofstede five’ we will consider is that of power-distance. Simply, it reflects how countries tend to deal with inequalities. To measure this the Power Distance Index (PDI) was created. Three questions were used to compose the survey: the first seeking to understand if the employee...
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